GUADALUPE. Guadalajara defeats Monterrey 1-0 after A. Vega scored just 1 goal (47′). Monterrey was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (63%).
Guadalajara remained in players after Gilberto Sepúlveda received a double yellow card in the 78′. Nonetheless, Guadalajara still succeeded in win this contest competing only in 10.
Germán Berterame didn’t convert a decisive penalty (86′). That would have allowed Monterrey to draw the match.
The match was played at the Estadio BBVA Bancomer stadium in Guadalupe on Saturday and it started at 9:10 pm local time. The referee was Adonai Escobedo González assisted by Christian Kiabek Espinosa Zavala and Jonathan Maximiliano Gómez Olmos. The 4th official was Edgar Allan Morales Olvera. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 19.2 degrees Celsius or 66.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.
Match Statistics
- ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
- 29 Total 8
- 12 On Target 2
- 17 Off Target 6
- 4 Shots blocked 1
- 114 Attack 67
- 58 Dangerous attack 16
- 106 Ball safe 101
- 1 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 13
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Monterrey had a strong ball possession 63% while Guadalajara was struggling with a 37% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Monterrey was more pushing with 58 dangerous attacks and 29 shots of which 12 were on target. Anyway, Guadalajara found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Monterrey shot 29 times, 12 on target, 17 off target. Talking about the opposition, Guadalajara shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Monterrey received 3 yellow cards (Jesús Gallardo, Érick Aguirre and ). On the opposite side, Guadalajara received 2 yellow cards (Gilberto Sepúlveda and Jesús Orozco Chiquete).
Also, Guadalajara didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Gilberto Sepúlveda (Guadalajara) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (78′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Monterrey will stay with 0 points like Atlas, Cruz Azul, Necaxa, Juárez, León, Mazatlán, Pachuca, Puebla, Santos Laguna, Tigres UANL, Tijuana and Toluca to gain in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Guadalajara will have 3 points like Atlético San Luis and Pumas UNAM to go up in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Liga MX, Monterrey will play away against Cruz Azul on the 14th of January with a 17-13 head to head record in favor of Cruz Azul (12 draws).
Guadalajara will play away agasint Atlético San Luis on the 14th of January with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Atlético San Luis (2 draws).
Monterrey – Formation
Monterrey started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Víctor Manuel Vucetich Rojas decided to play with the following team: Esteban Andrada
, Érick Aguirre , Stefan Medina , Héctor Moreno , Jesús Gallardo , Maximiliano Meza , Luis Romo , Celso Ortiz , Arturo González , Germán Berterame and Rogelio Funes Mori .The home team had on the bench: Luis Cárdenas, Sebastián Vegas, Luis Sánchez, Omar Govea, Jordi Cortizo
, Ivan Tona, Duván Vergara , Rodrigo Aguirre and Ivan Tona.Substitutions
Monterrey made 3 changes: Arturo González for Rodrigo Aguirre (63′), Celso Ortiz for Jordi Cortizo (70′) and Rogelio Funes Mori for Duvan Vergara (70′).
Best player: Maximiliano Meza
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Monterrey was Maximiliano Meza.
His rating is
with 30 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.Guadalajara – Formation
Guadalajara started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Veljko Paunovic played with: Miguel Jiménez
, Jesús Sánchez , Gilberto Sepúlveda , Jesús Orozco , Alejandro Mayorga , Fernando Beltran , Sergio Flores , Pavel Pérez , José de Jesús González , Ronaldo Cisneros and Alexis Vega .They had on the bench: José Rangel, Alan Mozo
, Antonio Briseño , Cristian Calderón, Víctor Guzmán , Isaac Brizuela , Carlos Cisneros, Fernando González , Alan Torres and Daniel Rios.Substitutions
Guadalajara made 5 changes: Sergio Flores for Fernando González (23′), José de Jesús González for Isaác Brizuela (62′), Jesús Sánchez for Alan Mozo (62′), Pável Pérez for Víctor Guzmán (80′) and Ronaldo Cisneros for Antonio Briseño (80′).
Best player: Miguel Jiménez
The most impressive player for Guadalajara was the goalkeeper: Miguel Jiménez. His rating is 7.54. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Liga MX.
- Pumas UNAM – Juárez – 2-1
- Monterrey – Guadalajara – 0-1